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Dennis M. Ritchie

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie

American computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language.

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Computer Scientist

Date of Birth

9/9/1941

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Date of Death

10/12/2011

Award Received

11 items

(1983)

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

(1998)

Harold Pender Award

(2003)

IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award

(1982)

Computer History Museum Fellow

(1997)

Computer Pioneer Award

(1994)

ACM Software System Award

(1983)

IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal

(1990)

IRI Achievement Award

(2006)

(2011)

National Inventors Hall of Fame

(2019)

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Harvard University

Harvard University

Summit High School

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Berkeley Heights

(1967 - 2007)

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Computer Science

C Programming Language

The C Programming Language

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National Academy of Engineering

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Kenneth Lane Thompson

: 1983

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: For co-inventing the UNIX operating system and the C programming language which together have led to enormous advance to computer hardware, software and networking systems. And assimilated the growth of an entire industry thereby enhancing American leadership in the information age.

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Kenneth Lane Thompson

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Applied Mathematics

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Master of Science

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Doctor of Philosophy